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...reason is Sunstein's support for cost-benefit analysis, the practice of examining regulations to ensure that their benefit to society outweighs whatever costs they impose. Liberal advocacy groups claim that cost-benefit analysis has been a weapon that every Republican President since Ronald Reagan - who created OIRA - has used to thwart effective government regulation of the environment, workplace and consumer safety. OIRA, after all, examines all proposed federal regulations before they take effect - be they issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration - and it has the power...
...said oil giant Yukos, which was effectively shut down by Moscow in 2006, three years after its boss, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was thrown into prison on charges of fraud and tax evasion, could proceed with a lawsuit seeking $34 billion in damages against the Russian government. It is the largest claim the ECHR has agreed to consider and the first ever involving a corporation. The financial and political fallout from an ECHR judgment could be immense...
...what we were looking to do.”NO. 6 ROCHESTER 7, HARVARD 2Rochester (12-6) was vengeful coming into the match, with a 5-4 December loss against the Crimson still vivid in their minds. The Yellowjackets got the last laugh, though, triumphing over Harvard to claim third place.Junior Colin West finished a strong weekend with a 9-1, 9-4, 9-0 drubbing of Rochester’s Jim Bristow, and sophomore Richard Hill earned an additional win for the Crimson, but the rest of the lineup faltered against the Yellowjackets.Senior Ned Reeves overcame a two-game...
After starting in the 43rd position, Kinner was able to claim 16th-place in the Giant Slalom event. In the Slalom event, Kinner placed 23rd, a 36-place improvement over his 59th starting position...
...teams switched leads throughout the game, with Harvard beginning on the upside, up 5-1.Bucknell (6-5) slowly chipped away at Harvard’s advantage, coming within two points of the Crimson at 7-5 as the first half drew to a close.Starting the second half, Harvard would again claim a lead at 11-9, but the Bison soon pulled ahead 13-12. In the last minute of the game, freshman Ita Barton-Kettleborough scored a goal for the Crimson, giving Harvard hope of either a win or chance to play in overtime.But penalties would again destroy the Crimson?...